Mexico. Televisa de Mexico is renovating the facilities in San Angel (CDMX) used to produce telenovelas and other live programming, moving from the independent studio operation to a fully networked production environment.
Using lawo mc² production consoles, an IP-based central router with fail-safe, redundant architecture, AoIP interfaces, and Ravenna/AES67 I/O systems, Televisa is moving towards a new dimension of flexibility, scalability, efficiency and reliability, plus a smart solution for future growth and development.
Having previously purchased two 64-fader mc²66 audio production consoles for its Audio OP trucks, Televisa was familiar with Lawo prior to this current update. An evaluation of several manufacturers, along with the four-year experience of Lawo's staff, products and service, saw Lawo's proposed solution for the large network that Televisa hoped would be the best. In addition, he established that Lawo would be the ideal strategic partner for Televisa's future projects.
Televisa's new facility comprises four additional Lawo mc²56 consoles and DSPs and routing devices in three of the company's large production areas. These mc²56 consoles, configured with 64, 48, 32 and 16 faders and including their respective HD cores and SoundGrid integration, are now installed in Forums 3, 15 and 16. Several Lawo DALLIS I/O systems supply each unit, completed by a row of high-quality AoIP interfaces A_mic8 and A_digital8.
Currently, Forum 3 provides support services for the shows of 'Pequeños Gigantes', 'La Voz' and 'La Voz Kids' during the last season, while Foro 15 produces the novel 'Por Amar Sin Ley' among others. Forum 16 handles the program "Cuéntamelo Ya" daily, as well as "Cuéntamelo Ya Al Fin" on Saturdays, along with major productions such as the 2019 Grammy Awards.
The technical update for two additional areas, Forum 8 and Forum 9, dedicated to the production of telenovelas, includes two Lawo mc²36 consoles in a framework of 24 faders, as well as Compact I/O units for maximum connectivity. The Nova73 HD central router and all production units are already fully operational and networked via a Ravenna/AES67 infrastructure.
